Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Dec. 19, Councilman Michael Davies was sworn in as the new Mayor of Tehachapi, serving a two year term ending with the last December Council meeting in 2024. Davies was first elected in 2018 for a two year term to fill the vacancy created by the death of Councilman Ed Grimes. He was subsequently reelected in 2020 to a 4 year term representing District 3. He had served as Mayor Pro-Tem since December of 2020. Davies has been a Tehachapi resident since 1981. He has worked in the community with...
It is with heavy hearts that the Tehachapi Lawn and Garden family formally announces that we are closing our doors. This decision did not come lightly, as there were many factors that unfortunately encouraged this heart-breaking decision. It has been our absolute pleasure to provide the community of Tehachapi with the best services that we could offer. We want to thank everyone for their support of our business over these many years. We want to reach out to our customers and encourage anyone...
British photographer and noted authority on railroad operations around the world, Colin Marsden of Dawlish, Devon, England, has been coming to Tehachapi for over 50 years to write about and photograph the trains that travel the Loop and other lines throughout Southern California. On this trip, Marsden will be staying with friends in Tehachapi until early January. He has a new book, "Railways of Southern California," that is now available at the Depot Museum gift shop. Marsden has also brought...
Longtime resident and local artist Norma Rose Adams passed away Dec. 19 of complications from COPD. She was 84. Norma was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Fred and daughter Teri. She is survived by their four shared children Stephen, Jan, Cheryl and Kathy, five grandchildren and multiple grand dogs and cats. Norma had many friends in Stallion Springs and Tehachapi. She is loved by all and loved all of them, too. Per her wishes, there will be no formal services....
Jack was born on Dec. 28, 1939 and passed away on Dec. 9. He was born to Jack I. and Hazel Dressel in Lemon Cove, California. He attended grade school in Orange Cove, California, and graduated from high school in Reedley, California in 1958. Throughout his childhood, he stayed and worked in his grandparent's Orange Orchard, where he enjoyed working with his grandfather, uncles and cousins. In his teenage years, he worked at various packing houses with his dad making boxes. In his early 20s,...
At the end of the year, many of us received a beautiful letter detailing what a successful year our families have had. In this letter, successes, as well as opportunities for growth, are examined and discussed. For the members of the Tehachapi Arts Center, the City of Tehachapi is our family, therefore this letter and thank you is addressed to you, our beloved city and family. Dear Family, It's been a great and challenging year for the Tehachapi Arts Center. We have experienced so many changes...
Tehachapi's next blood and platelet drive will be on Thursday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tehachapi Vineyard Church, 502 E. Pinon St. Reserve a time to donate by signing up on the HCBB website at connect.hcbb.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/7139. "The need for blood donations is constant in Kern County and we are committed to help where we can, partnering with these organizations has been great, and we all thank everyone for donating," said Key Budge, event coordinator. Houchin...
Congratulations to The Semerenko Team Tehachapi Festival of Lights winners. First Place goes to 21417 Belmont Dr., Second Place goes to 503 Mulberry St. and Third Place goes to 21430 Mission St. Voting was open from Dec. 17 to Dec. 22. By now most displays will have been taken down but you can still view this year's entries online. Visit "The Semerenko Team Tehachapi Festival of Lights" Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/308197690222431 and look for the 2022 Entries photo...
The First Friday tradition continues this year at TVAA Gallery 'N' Gifts. We have planned a full year of wonderful new artists to show their unique creations to our community. The Photo Contest is planned for February and August. We can't forget our Youth Contest during April. Our local kids enjoy showing their artistic expressions to the public. Don't forget to come and support them. Join us each first Friday of the month to celebrate art, with our variety of Hors d 'Oeuvres and beverages, and...
While most traditional winter driving techniques are still helpful today, modern vehicle design has introduced a number of wrinkles into how to safely get from point A to point B with snow and ice on the ground. New safety systems and driver's aids have transformed how cars and trucks handle the winter, however, giving you fresh options for dealing with bad-weather driving. Here's a look at how winter driving techniques have been affected by the latest automotive technology. Stability control...
Everyone here at Karl's Hardware Tehachapi hopes everyone had a very Merry Holiday Season. This year we had some very exciting giveaways that we encouraged all our shoppers to take part in. The first giveaway drawing was our 2022 Fall Merchandise Book in which two winners were drawn at random, each of the winners were awarded $500 to spend on items of their choice within the catalog. The second drawing was for a colossal sized stocking, which hung at the front counter for all children, and...
Have you ever received an email that looked like it came from you, but you didn't send it? Self-spam is happening a lot now, and it's usually tied to a blackmail or shaming scheme. Forging or faking an email address is called spoofing. And it's easy. Most email systems don't have security checks to ensure the person in the email's "From" line is who they say they are-with billions of email addresses and thousands of email servers worldwide, verifying that "From" address is impossible. So all an...
. . . and you can be part of the show! The Tehachapi Community Theatre Association (TCTA) is extending an open call to all local thespians to audition for the classic version of "CLUE, On Stage," based on the screenplay by Johnathan Lynn and directed by Tehachapi's own: Jason Wheeler. You do not have to be a member of TCTA to audition! The classic board game will be brought to life at the BeeKay Theatre for three weekends in April when six guests, invited to a dinner party thrown by an...
Nathan Leroy Walton was born in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 24, 1938, to parents Ruby Brewer and Arthur Kent Walton. Nathan had four siblings, Daniel, Phillip, Rachel and Priscilla. Phillip died tragically at a young age in an automobile accident. Arthur left the family when Nathan was just 3 years old, and Ruby raised the children as a single mother. They lived in and around the Los Angeles area, primarily in the suburbs of Lynwood, Compton and Downey, for the duration of Nathan's...
If you want to learn more about the Native Americans of the Tehachapi Mountains, the first two things to do are this: visit the Tehachapi Museum, and also pick up a book called Handbook of the Kawaiisu. This unique book was a life accomplishment of a remarkable Nuwä elder named Harold Williams. Harold was a leading tribal member of the Nuwä, the Tehachapi Indian people, and he realized a longtime dream with the 2009 publication of Handbook of the Kawaiisu, a book he co-authored with a...
A friend of mine, Manney Cowan, grew up here and lived in Tehachapi, and people used to pay him to live-trap nuisance animals from their yards and relocate them to remote areas. He'd trap raccoons that were peeling up sod looking for worms and other invertebrates to eat, or catching the fish out of people's ponds, or skunks that were under structures, that kind of thing. One time he was catching skunks (there's seldom only one) that were living under a shed in Bear Valley Springs. I went with...
After a long wait, the election results were certified. The CSD office in Bear Valley Springs was the site of the swearing in of three candidates who won the seats on the board. The three final candidates are incumbent Terry Quinn, Martin Hernandez and Geva Frevert. At a special Board Meeting on Dec. 21, with a full house of community supporters, Director of Human Resources, and Assistant to the General Manager, Kristy McEwan, swore in these new Directors for the Board. Acting President, Terry Q...
All branches of service were represented at two Wreaths Across America ceremonies held at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Dec. 17. Representatives of each branch of service placed a wreath in front of the Freedom Plaza monuments. From left are Bill Chavez - Army, Lynn Eckert - Marines, Ronald Miller - Navy, Carrie Morgan - Air Force, Nate Burious - Space Force. To the right out of the photograph were Eric Purdy - Merchant Marines and Matt Guggemos - POW/MIA....
Letter writing, once the optimal form of communication across the miles, from street to street, city to city, state to state, and country to country around the world, has been diminished to short texts, quick emails and TikTok antics. Such a shame really, as letter writing was quite the accomplished art in its time. When I was a child, I faithfully wrote letters and thank yous to my grandparents who sent birthday cards with a dollar bill slipped inside. When I turned 8 or so, my letters changed...
What happens to a Christmas Card for Veterans, our Project DEFT (Don't Ever Forget Them), once the card arrives at our office? What's the journey a typical card takes from the author to the veteran? I've changed the names but the following story tells the trip so many cards have taken in the years we've been blessed to be a part of this project. Sally is an elementary school student here in Tehachapi. She has designed her own cards for our veterans. One in particular had a Christmas tree on the...
Chances are, you live in Tehachapi because you love it. You find it special somehow. Can you describe it? Let's see how some of your neighbors feel about Tehachapi: It's quiet. Mountainous. Beautiful scenery. Good barbecue. No smog. We were just in L.A. for a conference, and there was that horrible traffic, and the people that come with it – you can escape all of that here. – Juan It sounds so cliché, but I love the four seasons! Geographically, it's just a beautiful place. In Stallion Spri...
Earlier this year USC and UCLA both announced their intentions to move from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big 10, a move driven by more television revenue for their institutions, a better placement on the national stage and potentially more NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) money for their student-athletes. While USC is a private school and can do whatever they would like, there has been some opposition to UCLA's move, since they are a public University of California school operating within the...
Sierra Nevada Natural History By Tracy I. Storer and Robert Usinger 1963 University of California Press ISBN # 0-520-01226-7 While not specifically about the Tehachapi Mountains, this field guide documents the plants, animals, physical features and much more of the adjacent Sierra Nevada Range, so much of it is applicable to our area. With some photos and line drawings and hundreds of brief descriptions, it is a very useful and well-written guide to the natural world. Desert Country By Bob...
At the Dec. 5 City Council meeting, Public Works Director Don Marsh reported to the Tehachapi City Council that the city's Wastewater Division leases approximately 81 acres located on the north side of the airport from the Airport Fund. They use the wastewater effluent to grow fodder crops and alfalfa to be sold locally. The operation and maintenance of the project has been performed using city employees for years. Over the years the city had been approached by farmers and ranchers making...
Barbara Ferrante, owner of Jake's Steakhouse, located at 213 S. Curry St. in Downtown Tehachapi, has announced that the restaurant is now open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a special menu that will change seasonally. As always, Jake's is open for dinner seven days a week from 4 to 9 p.m. Barbara wants everyone to know that Jake's will also be open this year on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve for dinner featuring a special menu, yet to be released. "Reserva...
